The Passage

37“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

(Luke 6:37–38)

The Notes

Jesus frequently used parables and metaphors to make his teaching understandable to everyone, regardless of education. While the lessons taught complex spiritual truths, they used images and experiences from everyday life, and encouraged listeners to use their common sense.​In these lessons, Jesus explained how His kingdom differs from the current world system. As He announced the arrival of His kingdom, He invited hearers to become a part of it today.

The Terms

“give” [didōmi]: (1) to give as an expression of generosity, give, donate; (2) to give something out, give, bestow, grant; (3) to express devotion, give; (4) to cause to happen, esp. in ref. to physical phenomena, produce, make, cause; (5) to put something in care of another, entrust; (6) to engage in a financial transaction; (7) appoint to special responsibility, appoint; (8) to cause something to happen; (9) to bear as a natural product, yield, produce; (10) to dedicate oneself for some purpose or cause, give up, sacrifice; (11) to cause (oneself) to go, go, venture somewhere; (12) to use an oracular device, draw/cast lots; (13) to grant by formal action, grant, allow; (14) to cause to come into being, institute; (15) give up, something that has been under one’s control for a relatively long time, give up, give back; (16) to proffer something extend, offer.

William Arndt, Frederick W. Danker, and Walter Bauer,A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 242–43.

“measure” [metron]: (1) an instrument for measuring, measure; (2) the result of measuring, quantity, number.

William Arndt, Frederick W. Danker, and Walter Bauer,A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 644.

“lap” [kolpos]: (1) bosom, breast, chest; (2) the fold of a garment, fold; (3) a part of the sea that indents a shoreline, bay.

William Arndt, Frederick W. Danker, and Walter Bauer,A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 557.

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